Combustion temperatures and nutrient transfers when grasstrees burn

Fire controls the structure and functioning of many ecosystems, especially through its effects on biomass and nutrient cycling. Fire mineralizes soil nutrients and returns plant-locked nutrients to the soil. Nutrients are also lost from the ecosystem through release of particulates and volatile comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wittkuhn, R., Lamont, Byron, He, Tianhua
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63347